Parks · London
Roe Green Park
Roe Green Park — park in Kingsbury, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingsbury · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Roe Green Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Kingsbury, London". Coordinates: 51.5870°, -0.2710°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Roe Green Park is a park in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London, England. The Barn Hill Conservation Group maintain the Roe Green walled garden that is within the park. Roe Green Village was built between 1918 and 1920, using Prussian/German prisoners of war as cheap labour after World War I. The park was incorporated and thus taken under council control between 1935 and 1938.
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Background
History
This now much used park in Kingsbury came about because of the rapid growth of suburban housing in this part of the district in the early 1930s. In 1933 the local Council identified a 5 acre site on the north side of Kingsbury Road for a park, but this was subject to plans for housing (Manor Close) by the developer, George Cloke. He had moved into Kingsbury Manor in 1929, and bought most of the land of Valley Farm the following year. Under pressure from the local Ratepayers' Association, the Council negotiated with Mr Cloke to purchase some of his other land for a park, and in March 1935 two fields on the south side of Bacon Lane (about 21 acres) were bought for about £27,000, with…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5870, -0.2710
- District
- Brent
- Parish
- Brent, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW9 9HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrow East
- Nearest railway station
- Kingsbury — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7357524 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roe Green Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: RoeGreenParkBasketball.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roe Green Park?
- Roe Green Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW9 9HA), in the parish of Brent, unparished area.
- Is Roe Green Park free to visit?
- Yes, Roe Green Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Roe Green Park?
- The nearest railway station is Kingsbury, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW9 9HA.